The “Strawberry” full moon will coincide with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth, making the moon appear slightly larger and brighter than usual.
THE first supermoon of the total of three this year will occur on Tuesday 14 June. The full moon will coincide with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth, making the moon appear slightly larger and brighter than usual.
The Native American tribes called this “Strawberry” full moonbecause it coincided with the peak of the season for the ripening and collection of the popular fruit.
A second supermoon will follow on July 13th, while the third and final one for this year will occur on August 12th and will almost coincide with the culmination of the Perseids.
As the elliptical orbit of the moon around the Earth constantly varies the distance between bodies, a supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides in time with a very close approach to the Moon. The Earth-Moon distance ranges from 406,712 kilometers (peak) to 356,445 kilometers (periphery), with an average distance of approximately 384,500 kilometers.
When the full moon occurs near the orbit, then it is considered that there is a super-moon, super-moon or super-full moon, terms that are not astronomical. The term, according to the US space agency (NASA), was invented by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979.
A full moon at the periphery, as it is closer to us, looks up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a full moon at the apogee. Also a super-full moon is about 8% larger and 15% brighter than an average full moon.
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